Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationSupport for an initiative to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care for youth with disabilities | $15,000.00 | |
Center for Hearing & Deaf ServicesSupport to increase access to interpreters in medical settings | $10,000.00 | |
AriseSupport for the Sex Offender Accountability Program | $72,593.00 over 24 months | |
Accessible DreamsCapacity building support to increase accessible housing for people with disabilities throughout the region | $50,072.00 | |
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater PittsburghSupport to conduct planning and due diligence for a potential merger | $20,461.88 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport for policy analysis and planning for the 21 and Able campaign, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)Operating support for this agency that provides gender-specialized drug and alcohol treatment services to women in recovery | $40,000.00 | |
Magee-Womens Research Institute and FoundationOperating support for Girls on the Run, designed to build self esteem and confidence in girls | $15,000.00 | |
HEARTHSupport for capital campaign for a new facility to provide transitional housing to homeless women | $75,000.00 over 24 months | |
Fair Housing Partnership of Greater PittsburghTo provide education to people with disabilities and disability service providers about reasonable accommodations, requests for home modifications and the appeal process when fair housing rights have been violated | $46,210.00 | |
Education Law CenterContinued support for advocacy for children with disabilities, to ensure access to appropriate educational opportunities | $30,000.00 | |
East Liberty Family Health Care CenterContinued support for the Birth Circle Program to provide doula services for pregnant teens and to advocate for reimbursement of doula services | $30,000.00 | |
CLASSSupport to produce and distribute the Allegheny County Family Resource Guide to improve service coordination for kids with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
Blackburn CenterContinued support for an initiative to prevent domestic and sexual violence by addressing root causes | $30,124.00 | |
Bethlehem HavenGeneral operating support for services to homeless women | $50,000.00 | |
AuberleSupport for start up costs for a structured independent living program for girls' age 16-20 who are in residential placement | $40,000.00 | |
Arc of Washington CountySupport to implement a comprehensive sexuality education and abuse prevention program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities living in group home settings | $23,000.00 | |
The Children’s Institute2011 Phyllis Reymer Totten Fund Award | $5,897.48 | |
Victim Outreach Intervention CenterStrategic planning and general operating support for services to victims of domestic and sexual violence | $45,000.00 | |
Rankin Christian CenterSupport for after school empowerment programming for middle school girls in Rankin | $14,000.00 | |
THE PROGRAM for Offenders, Inc.General operating support for services to female offenders who are in the residential alternative to incarceration program | $50,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Health Law ProjectSupport for advocacy and education efforts to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities | $150,000.00 over 24 months | |
Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Inc.General operating support for the Home Service Program, providing free in-home support and advocacy services to people with disabilities | $50,000.00 | |
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic ViolenceSupport for the planning stage of a regional initiative to prevent domestic violence in southwestern Pennsylvania | $30,000.00 |
Grantee Spotlights
Autism Urban Connections
Autism Urban Connections is the first and only African American, minority, family focused Autism nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
Black Women's Policy Center
Pittsburgh is often lauded as among the most livable cities in the country. While this may be true for some, it is certainly not the case for Black women.
STANDING FIRM
FISA’s support helped to launch and scale STANDING FIRM’s efforts to engage employers to Recognize the warning signs of abuse, Respond with support, and Refer employees to get free and confidential help through community-based services.
Gwen's Girls and the Black Girls Equity Alliance
For the last twenty years, Gwen’s Girls has focused on empowering girls and young women to have productive lives through holistic, gender-specific programs, education, and experiences.
Pennsylvania Health Law Project
As PHLP uncovers individuals’ barriers to healthcare, it uses this information as it monitors and analyzes proposed policy changes and legislation. PHLP then works with its clients and other advocates to push for policy and program changes to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities, and other low-income populations. .